diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_datagram.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_datagram.c
index 8a4b6bbe1bee..275542e8b2ad 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_datagram.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_datagram.c
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ static int dg_dispatch_as_host(u32 context_id, struct vmci_datagram *dg)
 
 			dg_info->in_dg_host_queue = true;
 			dg_info->entry = dst_entry;
-			memcpy(&dg_info->msg, dg, dg_size);
+			dg_info->msg = *dg;
+			memcpy(&dg_info->msg_payload, dg + 1, dg->payload_size);
 
 			INIT_WORK(&dg_info->work, dg_delayed_dispatch);
 			schedule_work(&dg_info->work);